The first chance of the match also fell to West Ham as Aaron Cresswell’s delivery found Enner Valencia unmarked in the area, but the in-form striker got his header all wrong and could only nod it back out wide when he should have done better
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The pair were on the backfoot immediately when play finally got underway at 10.42pm local time in Melbourne, as veteran duo Nestor and Stepanek quickly broke twice to take the first set 6-2
Atletico then went down to nine in 65th minute when Diego Godin picked up a second yellow, allowing Barcelona, who are now unbeaten in 26 matches in all competitions, to close out the match for all three points
The teenage Super Eagle scored twice in the first-half and grabbed a third near the end of a game the Blues dominated from start to finish
A bland tie in the East Midlands was settled by the in-form forward, who made the most of a rare piece of slack play from the hosts to fire his side into the next round of the competition late on
It was an end-to-end start to proceedings at the Emirates as the Championship’s top scorer so far this season, Andre Gray, shot wide before Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain fired over at the other end
Top-seed Williams came into the match as heavy favourite and had also won the last four meetings between the two without dropping a set, but the American made 20 unforced errors in a wobbly opening set
And they now face an FA Cup fourth round trip to Nottingham Forest on Saturday (today) as they bid to reach the last 16 of the competition.
The 26-year-old is buoyed by how he grew up in Lagos watching Yorke and Cole in action for Manchester United
This year will mark the 10-year anniversary of Liverpool’s last FA Cup triumph, when perhaps their greatest ever player had his greatest game for the club against the very same opponents that they will face today
The New Year did not start well for Villa and Remi Garde with a crushing defeat at the team closest to them in the Premier League, Sunderland, but since then they are unbeaten in five matches
They have lifted the trophy more often than any other side (12), including each of the last two years, and are bidding for a historic treble this season
Blatter was banned in December from all football-related activities for eight years by the ethics committee of FIFA, which is mired in the worst graft scandal of its 111-year history
The 25-year-old saved three break-points in the next game, and then held the advantage to close out the set with a huge serve down the “T”.
Having missed break point chances at 1-0 and 3-2 in the second set, Murray had to bid his time
The former minister was speaking against the backdrop of a recent court case that was re-instituted by the Chris Giwa-led group, which laid claim to the leadership of the NFF following an August 26, 2014 election
Wayne Rooney gave the Reds the lead with a wonderful early goal – his sixth strike in as many games – but Derby equalised against the run of play before half-time through George Thorne
In attendance at the ceremony were members of the board and management of the team, led by Adewunmi Ogunsanya, the Chairman; MultiChoice Nigeria, promoters of GOtv; Chairman, Lagos State Football Association, Seyi Akinwunmi; ex internationals, Peter Rufai, Waidi Akanni, Victor Aghali and Ifeanyi Udeze; players and coaches of the club; among many other dignitaries
He said: “I spent $4,000 to feed the team because the food in camp was not good enough. I used my personal funds to get the team going for the interest of the nation
Coordinator of the event, Sunday Samuel, informed that the tournament, which is being bankrolled by the Chairman of the FCT Tennis Association, Ifedayo Akindoju, through Dayak Nigeria Limited is designed at producing talents from the North and Central part of the country
The Africa Championships is from March 2 to 7 in Alexandria, Egypt, while the Africa and Oceania qualifier is scheduled from March 30 to April 4 in Algeria
Pacquiao and Bradley have met twice before, with the US fighter winning the first fight by split decision in 2012, before Pacquiao got his revenge by unanimous decision in 2014